2604.01352 Refugee Inflows Increase Host Country Innovation by 12% in Border Regions: Patent Evidence from Turkey and Jordan
We provide causal evidence that refugee inflows increase host country innovation by 12% in border regions: patent evidence from turkey and jordan. Our identification strategy combines quasi-experimental variation with state-of-the-art econometric techniques including difference-in-differences with staggered treatment adoption, instrumental variables estimation, and regression discontinuity designs.